Redmine

Overview¶

This Redmine plugin lets you manage issue notes as either normal or extra.

Features¶

• Manage multiple extra note categories (each can be enabled/disabled).
• Choose a category from a dropdown when adding or editing a note.
• Each category has its own label and optional history tab label.
• Categories can be reordered in settings (drag and drop).
• History tabs can be enabled or disabled per category:
  • Notes : shows normal notes only.
  • Extra Notes #N : shows notes for that category only.

Installation¶

1. Clone the repository into the plugins directory:¶

cd {REDMINE_ROOT}/plugins
git clone https://github.com/sk-ys/redmine_extra_notes.git

2. Run the database migration:¶

bundle exec rake redmine:plugins:migrate RAILS_ENV=production
Restart Redmine.

3. Set Permissions:¶

• After installation, go to "Administration" > "Roles and permissions" in Redmine.
• Edit each role that should use Extra Notes and enable the following permissions under the "Extra notes" section:
  • Add extra notes ( add_extra_notes )
  • Edit extra notes ( edit_extra_notes )
• Only users with these permissions can add or edit extra notes on issues.
• Edit permission

Note¶

• I checked it on Redmine 6.1, but other versions have not been tested.

Usage¶

Permissions¶

• Add extra notes ( add_extra_notes ): Allows users to add extra notes to issues.
• Edit extra notes ( edit_extra_notes ): Allows users to edit extra notes on issues.

Settings¶

• Add or remove categories in the plugin settings screen.
• Configure each category's label, tab label, tab usage, and enabled state.
• Reorder categories via drag and drop.

How to use¶

1. Enable the "Extra notes" module for each project:
   • Go to the project settings in Redmine.
   • On the "Modules" tab, check "Extra notes" and save.
2. When adding or editing a note, choose a category from the Extra Notes dropdown (requires permission).
3. If enabled, select the matching "Extra Notes" tab to view notes for that category.
   • If a category's tab is disabled, those notes appear in the regular "Notes" tab.